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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Colliery Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 3

The Colliery Employees' (North Conciliation Committee on Tuesday afternoon decided that men filling coat at Henrock colliery should be…

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Fall In Prices Gold Hoard to Blame

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 1

That the world is looking to Great Britain, for a lead in the present financial and economic crisis, and that it will not look in vain, was the view expressed by Sir Alan Anderson, chairman of the Orient Line, and a director of the Bank of England, on his arrival in Sydney this…

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"Coal Lands are Held for Speculative Purposes" Ellalong Leases Colliery Objections Further Suspension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 7

"The applicant has held the leases for about six years, having acquired them under Authorities to Enter dated May…

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Roof Falls in At Lithgow Colliery Man Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 2

At Oakey Park Colliery Phillip Ronike, 50, of Lithgow, was killed when portion of the roof of the tunnel collapsed, burying him beneath…

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East Greta Mine Re-opening Court Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 6

Evidence of an attempt to reopen East Greta Colliery was given by an applicant for authority to enter at the Warden's…

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Flooded Mine Workings Man Rescues Mate

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 6

An act of conspicuous bravery by a prospector, Mr Walter Trahar, in rescuing his mate in a flooded mine at Conadian, near Ballarat, on Tuesday is to be…

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Subsidence at Hill End Mines Department Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 4

In a letter to the Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday bight, the Mines Department advised that the District Inspector had been instructed…

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Bunker Coal Demand, for Duty MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 1

The Tariff Boards met in Melbourne to-day to continue its inquiry at the request of the Newcastle council of the Federal "A.L.P., and the Newcastle…

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Mr. James and the Coal Industry Interesting Figures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 1

Mr. Rowley James, M.P., claimed, speaking in the House of Representatives, that the problem of unemployment was of such urgent importance…

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Further Mention of Coal By-products Suspension of Labour Conditions at Ellalong [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 5

Every now and again further mention is made of the proposal to erect coal by product work at Ellalong…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 7

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 46,835 lons, of which 8450 tons…

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The Collieries Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 4

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern [?] for the fortnight. A considerable proportion of the pita had no…

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Managed Money Banker's Advocacy the Gold Standard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 2

Thinking men, everywhere, pay attention to the views expressed by Mr. Reginald McKenna, chairman of directors…

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CAVIL-OUT Hebburn No. 1 Mine 250 to Go Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 7

Hebburn No. 1 will again cavil out 250 miners in the near future. The information was conveyed by the manager to the executive of the…

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Bellbird Residents' Complaint Smoke from Colliery Stack

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 2

A complaint was made to the Kearsley Shire Council last night that residents of Bellbird are considerably inconvenienced owing to coal dust and…

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Oil From Coal Mr. James's Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 6

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Rowland James asked the following question:— In view of the fact that the…

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OVER 200 Men to Be Cavilled Out Hebburn No. 1 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 3

Between, two hundred and twenty and two hundred and fifty men are to be cavilled out at the Hebburn No. 1 Colliery in the near…

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Large Gold Nugget Found

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 2

One of the largest nuggets to come from the goldfields round Tamworth district in recent years was purchased by a Tamworth gold buyer yesterday…

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Hebburn Mine Reducing Hands Rationing Work Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 Miners' Lodge held a meeting in the School of Arts this morning to consider the position which had arisen as a result of the…

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Gold Beating Feat of Hammering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 2

There is a trade that perhaps may be described as hammering par excelience, To be able to reduce a place of metal to one 280,000th of…

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